An accomplished and entrepreneurial CTO, Business Platform Economist and Architect focused on digital data & AI-led business transformations across various industries. Dael provides thought leadership and guidance for the C-level executives at major Databricks customers in EMEA and globally. Prior to joining Databricks, Dael was the global Data Technology Lead at Avanade and Accenture Microsoft Business Group.

A published data scientist in the field of protein molecular modelling, with extensive experience working in start-ups and enterprises, Dael is actively involved in the UK and EU startup community and sits on the advisory board of 2 startups in the health and biotech sector. Dael holds a Master's degree in Biotechnology, Molecular Modelling, Structural Biochemistry/Bioinformatics and Predictive Drug Design.